Hi Anna,
I run the Occupational Health Practice Course at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and I certainly have content in the curriculum regarding organisational culture and the effect that can have on the health of the workforce.
Rosemary
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Sent: 01 December 2010 10:22
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
Hi
This document is very interesting and does mark a new direction for Public
Health in this country. It has businesses and workplaces threaded throughout
the document and in specific paragraphs. It places a commitment towards
activities that are preventative, focus on wellbeing, self-esteem,
confidence and resilience. It states that it wants to "unleash" employers
potential as champions of public health, whilst acknowledging that it does
need to bring real and demonstrable ROI. It states that 70% of the burden
of long-standing ill-health is due to MSD, MH and circulation. I think that
this document supports and directs OH professionals to work with businesses
proactivley to create workpalce cultures that improve the health and
wellbeing, rather than just prevent and manage ill-health. I think it is
about working with employers to engage and unleash the potential in the
workforce by affecting the management behaviour. There is therfore a need
for OH professionals to look at themselves to consider what can my role be,
do I need more support/training/guidance to be able to have an affect? How
many OHAs training included organisational culture and the affects it has on
the workforce, I am assuming not many, is this something that needs to be in
the education of future OHAs?
Anna
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:13 AM
Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Public Health strategy document
> Dear List
>
> The Government Strategy for Public Health was published yesterday.
> Workplace
> health management gets a mention, but more could have been included. I
> suspect the government don't want to be more forceful in relation to
> workplace heath management due to the financial implications on
> businesses.
>
> Suggest it is worth looking at this document and then the document I
> circulated last week from the DWP.
>
> I was at a meeting last week where our Dean highlighted the implications
> of
> public spending cuts on our, and other, universities. It was obvious that
> more trainee HVs would be required and therefore we needed to factor that
> in
> to our plans. This document put that discussion into perspective as this
> document indicates that there will be an increased requirement for HVs.
>
> Happy reading
>
> Anne Harriss
> Course Director
> London South Bank University
>
>
>
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